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Værløse – Søndersø – Sækken – Farum Cycle Tour

På Cykeltur 18 Værløse – Søndersø – Sækken – Farum

Rating: 5 out of 5 by EveryTrail members

Difficulty: Easy

Length: 9.818 miles

Duration: 1-3 hours

Family Friendly

Overview :
The ride from Værløse Station to Farum Station leads through a beautiful and interesting landscape. The trip invites you ... more »to break and stay at the many sites with views of hills, valleys, marshes, forests and the large lakes Søndersø and Farum Sø. Along the way, the bird life can be studied from a bird tower at Præstesø and the Sækken mouth, and lunch can be prepared over an open fire at one of the four bonfire sites along the south side of Farum Sø.

Tips:
The route is 13.5 km. The proposed detour to the bird tower at Farum Lake is 2.5 km. The route has no distinct markings, but follow... more » roads and existing trails. Field roads and forest trails can be rocky and muddy.

Points of Interest

1. Søndersø

Søndersø is the second largest lake in the former Copenhagen County. The lakeis with its 7.8 meters at its deepest point a relatively shallow lake. From the middle of the 1800s, attempts were made to drain Søndersø, but due to the ingress of groundwater experiment. was unsuccessful Now it is instead used to recoup large... More amounts of groundwater at Søndersø Waterworks, built in 1951. Along the northern shore of the lake grow reeds and a single location also beach Scirpus. recreational fishing for pike, carp, zander and perch is possible. The cucumber-smelling salmon, smelt, is also found in the lake, but must be put out there artificially.

Once, Præstesø was a part of Søndersø, but was reclaimed to be used for agriculture. Then when agriculture was abandoned, the area slowly became a swamp, covered by dense willow thickets. In a collaboration between Copenhagen County, Værløse Municipality and the local nature conservation association, part of... More the former lake and open meadows and grasslands was restored. From the bird tower at the lakeshore the bird life on the lake and the willows can be studied. To climb the tower, you must cross the paddock where a herd of sheep and or cows keeps the vegetation low. Here is curiously enough a large population of basket flower globe thistles, with the blue flowers in globular heads. It grows to a meter and are a wildly garden perennial.

Kirke Værløse lies atop a low hill with the church dramatically enthroned on the outskirts of town. Archaeological findings testify that the village's history can be traced back to Viking times. Below the Romanesque stone church are found traces of an older wooden church. At the annex farm lands are found remains of a watermill. The... More farm is a former vicarage and has been owned by the bishop of Roskilde. Findings in the courtyard suggest that there probably have been a nobleman's farm on the site. The visible traces of earlier times, the city's road system, where Smedegade and Bygaden encloses the old forte - a common area where the animals were driven in for the night. The fort is currently developed. Through time the farms moved out of town and only the annex farm is left. In contrast, there are still many of the small houses, which originally belonged to landless smallholders and artisans. Park the bikes, go for a walk and enjoy the old houses and narrow alleys. From the Church's south wall is a magnificent view towards Vaerlose Air Base and over the open countryside.

Park the bikes and take a detour down to the old mound Ryethøj. From the bench at the mound is yet another fine view over the landscape. It's hard to imagine that you are so close to the big city. The mound and its surroundings are overgrown, but after the area was recently protected, Værløse Municipality, Forest and Nature... More Agency and the Copenhagen County is preparing a plan for care of the place.:

The state-owned Ryget Forest is created by combining several small forests. Go for a detour to the bird tower on the shores of Farum Lake. Here one can be lucky enough to see osprey. Along the shores of the lake, the forest district furnished several bonfires.

After the last ice age, Sækken lit: "the sack" (bog) was part of Farum Lake, but overgrew gradually. Peat moss (Sphagnum) forms a mire in the middle of the bog. Along the edges the bog is overgrown with impressive big red alder. It is impossible to move into the bog, but a path follows the west side.

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